| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 676 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt by the family, |
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| 6 | 6 | | friends, and colleagues of Senior Corporal Norman S. Smith, an |
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| 7 | 7 | | 18-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department, who died in the |
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| 8 | 8 | | line of duty on January 6, 2009, at the age of 43; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Norman Smith was born on June 14, 1965, in |
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| 10 | 10 | | Fontainebleau, France; he spent his early years in England, where |
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| 11 | 11 | | he attended the Duke of York's Royal Military School in Dover; in |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1980 he moved to Kaufman, Texas, where he finished his final year of |
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| 13 | 13 | | high school; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, After serving in the United States Marine Corps for |
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| 15 | 15 | | four years, Mr. Smith joined the Dallas Police Department in 1991, |
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| 16 | 16 | | initially working as a patrol officer in the Southeast Patrol |
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| 17 | 17 | | Division; in the mid-1990s, he joined the Gang Unit, where he |
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| 18 | 18 | | distinguished himself for 14 years until his death; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, This outstanding officer's work in the unit earned |
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| 20 | 20 | | him the respect of the residents of the Pleasant Grove |
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| 21 | 21 | | neighborhood, who appreciated his constant presence on the streets; |
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| 22 | 22 | | he went the extra mile to help the young people in the area to avoid |
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| 23 | 23 | | joining gangs, visiting H. Grady Spruce High School several times a |
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| 24 | 24 | | month to talk with students; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Senior Corporal Norman Smith was an exemplary police |
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| 26 | 26 | | officer and a true friend to the community he served, as well as |
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| 27 | 27 | | being a loving husband, father, and grandfather; regarded by his |
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| 28 | 28 | | fellow officers as a man of great courage, heart, and dedication, he |
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| 29 | 29 | | will be deeply missed by all those who were fortunate enough to have |
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| 30 | 30 | | known him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Norman S. Smith and |
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| 33 | 33 | | extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 34 | 34 | | wife, Regina L. Smith; to his daughter, Clenique L. Williams; to his |
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| 35 | 35 | | son, Karlis Smith; to his mother, Carolyn Long; to his stepfather, |
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| 36 | 36 | | Dana Long; to his sister, Michelle; to his granddaughter, Marich; |
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| 37 | 37 | | to his niece, Charlotte; to his nephew, Thomas; and to his other |
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| 38 | 38 | | relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 41 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in honor of Norman S. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Smith. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Hodge |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 676 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 47 | 47 | | rising vote of the House on March 19, 2009. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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